Concurrent Symptoms in the process of EPM:
and other Environmentally Induced Illness'

• Colic
• Digestive disturbances
• Ulcers
• EPM & EPDS
• Excessive gas production
• Xenoestrogens (see below)
• Diarrhea or periodic watery stools
• Grinding teeth
• Scruffy hair coat, poor shedding or unusually long hair coat
• Cold back, sore back, sensitivity and sore points over the back, stifle, loin, chest and/or ribs
• Some horses are so sensitive they dislike being touched anywhere
• Behavior changes, unexplained spookiness, inconsistent behavior,pressing head against wall, leaning on wall, head tilt
• Hyper
• nervous
• Irritable
• Explosive
• Aggressive and /or Depressed.

Some horses cycle among all these states.

Also:

• Low basal metabolism, with rectal temps 99.6 or below, OR higher to normal temps but with inflammatory symptoms.
• Unusual sensitivity to noise, lights, touch, with tics, tremors, twitches, front legs that don't hold the "lock" position at the knees.
• Chronic anemia
• Chronic infections
• Wormy, bloated look
• Founder or chronic inflammatory conditions of the feet, poor hoof growth
• Moving short strided, especially in the rear
• Hard to keep weight on OR excessively easy keeper with cresty neck and overall bloated appearance
• Low stamina, weakness
• Eats dirt, wood or straw
• Periodically curls lip for no apparent reason
• Adverse reactions to wormers or vaccinations
• Picky eater, may prefer hay over grain
• Chronic allergies
• Growth problems
• Frequent head tossing
• Unusual sensitivity at the girth
• Stiffness in the rear, usually the right
• Tightness in the muscles inside the upper legs and groin, causing a cow-hocked or knock-kneed appearance, splayed-out or toed-out feet, or legs held tightly together approaching a 3 point stance
• Reluctance to pick feet up
• Muscle atrophy
• Frequent neighing or calling while working or being handled
• Hopping, changing leads at the canter, tripping
• Lameness most noticeable at the walk and the canter
• Frequent muscle spasms, won't hold chiropractic adjustments
• Poor sensitivity at the "Ting" points above the coronary band
• Toe dragging, landing more on toe, toe stabbing
• Isolation from the herd when outside
• Right hind swings out
• Left hind usually swings in when Herpes is involved

These symptoms and syndromes are significant only if they cannot be relieved by chiropractic adjustments, or attributed to some other disease process, i.e. arthritis or other bone problem diagnosed by radiograph, or other common modality. All horses do not exhibit all of these symptoms, and don't have to to be so affected.

If You Suspect . . .
Hormone Imbalances, Thyroid Problems, Hyperinsulemia

These syndromes can be caused by xenoestrogens (estrogen mimic) environmental chemicals. There are over 70,000 of these chemicals that both horses and humans are exposed to every day in air, water and food.

Concurrent Symptoms of this exposure can include:

• Non sweating
• Obesity, fat deposits on rump & shoulder
• Hives, skin problems area, cresty neck, distended belly
• Founder/laminitis
• Abnormal milk production,
• Allergy enlarged mammary glands
• Non shedding
• Low fertility in mares & stallions,
• Bloat poor sperm quality
• Heat intolerance
• Respiratory difficulties
• Stiff gait
• Tying up syndromes
• Chronic infections
• Behavior: anger, anxiety, fear
• Low basal metabolism aggression, spookiness
below normal body temps
• Insatiable appetite
• Carbohydrate sensitive
• Stiff, sore muscles & back
easy keeper, insulin resistance
• Fatigue

We recommend a product called xenoDETOX^®. It is a herbal/mineral/probiotics combination that is known to aid in the detox of xenoestrogens and help the body restore normal biochemistry. Dose one to two times daily, then several times weekly for maintenance. One month supply is $45.⁰⁰

All of these problems are addressed in Vita Royal's Nutritional Restructuring Program, as this program addresses the root(s) of the problem, the biochemistry common to all of these symptoms and syndromes, and not just the symptom alone. This may be a different combination of symptoms for each body, as each has a different set of genetics, different environmental exposures, and therefore different susceptibilities, and different weaknesses. See other articles in our Environmental Illness section along with our proven Vita Royal Environmental Illness Protocol.